ހުސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तुच्छ (tuccha). Cognate to Sinhalese හිස් (his)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hus̪/, [hus̪]

Noun

ހުސް • (hus) (plural ހުސްތައް (hustak̊))

1. empty, vacant, devoid, bare, blank, hollow, deserted, inane, useless, vain
2. all, entire, whole, total

Derived terms

• ހުސްކުރަނީ (huskuranī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 123